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Welcome to an audio-led edition of Unmade. Today, we talk to the creator of Australian media's most enduring youth media brand, Pedestrian TV cofounder Chris Wirasinha, as he begins to scale up his new venture Linkby. And also in this post, the Unmade Index wipeout has stretched into another week, particularly for audio stocks.If you've been thinking about upgrading to an Unmade membership, this is the perfect time. Your membership includes:* Member-only pricing for our HumAIn and REmade (October 1) conferences;* A complimentary invitation to Unmade's Compass event (November);* Member-only content and our paywalled archives;* Your own copy of Media Unmade‘It felt like everybody was getting paid but us' Linkby's Chris Wirasinha on helping publishers monetise their linksIn today's episode of The Unmakers we talk to Chris Wirasinha about his latest venture in the publishing world, Linkby.Like several entrepreneurs who came out of the media and marketing world, Wirasinha has spotted a more scalable tech opportunity as a supplier to his old ecosystem. Just as Matt Farrugia and Henry Innis broke out of WPP to start media mix modelling system Mutinex, and Ben Gunn and Nathan Powell left Nine to start influencer platform Fabulate, Wirasinha is doing the same thing in the space between affiliate marketing and PR.This week, Linkby announced its third round of venture capital funding - a $4m Series A round, to grow its teams in the US, UK and Australia.Linkby provides a new way for publishers to be paid by brands for links in editorial content.During the conversation with Unmade's Tim Burrowes, Wirasinha reveals that Linkby is seeing $30m of marketing spend pass through its pipes, meaning that based on its 30% commission, the company is hitting annualised revenue approaching $10m.As well as discussing the Linkby model, why he came together with his Linkby cofounders and the factors behind choosing a VC-funded path, Wirasinha reflects on how he and Oscar Martin achieved a big number exit from Pedestrian, and the current state of the media market. Hear more about how the founders of Pedestrian TV exited to Nine:Nine lifts the Unmade IndexA better performance by Nine helped lift the whole Unmade Index on Wednesday, despite another tough day for several stocks.Nine lifted by 1.8%, taking its market capitalisation back above $2.2bn. The Unmade Index followed, rising by 0.76% to 476.2 points.It was a bad day for the major audio stocks, with Southern Cross Austereo falling below a $150m market cap for the first time in its history after losing another 3.85%. ARN Media lost nearly 1.5%. Both stocks have lost more than 20% of their valuation over the last month alone.Meanwhile, Seven West Media lost 2.9% to return to its lowest point since 2020.Today's podcast was edited by the excellent people at Abe's Audio.Time to leave you to your Thursday. We'll be back with more tomorrow.Have a great day.Toodlepip…Tim BurrowesPublisher - Unmadetim@unmade.media This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.unmade.media/subscribe

Astrology has been a guiding light for centuries, a way to make sense of the world. In our era of manifestation and costar obsession, what role does astrology play in our lives now?  Today we're joined by Matt Galea, a Sydney-based astrologer, journalist and Pedestrian TV's Managing Editor. He's just released his debut book, How to Spot the Star Signs, a modern and light-hearted take on the ancient practice.  You can follow Matty on Instagram (@mattygaleax) and TikTok (@mattygaleax). Buy his book here! Katie Zhou created our fab cover art and India Raine is our wonderful editor and composer of our jingle. Email us at cultureclubmail@gmail.com, find us on Instagram @cultureclubpod, or on our personal accounts @jasmineeskye and @yemagz. This is a DM Podcast.  Chat soon!Jas & Mags xoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello pals! Somehow it's May again and we start this ep off with the 2023 Met Gala: Who was there, why the theme was questionable, and our favourite looks. We reference Maggie's piece in Refinery29 titled ‘ Here's Why People Are Angry About 2023's Met Gala Theme, Karl Lagerfeld' and Soaliha Iqbal's Pedestrian TV piece ‘I'm Convinced This Met Gala 2023 Trend Is Actually A Fuck You To The Karl Lagerfeld Theme'.Next, are rom coms back? According to the internet: yes. This is because rumours of affairs and break ups on the set of Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell's movie ‘Anyone But You' have been taking over the internet lately. We discuss the rumours and whether or not they're sexist...Like many others this week, we're spiralling about the introduction of AI. We chat about AI's role in pop culture and music before sharing our own thoughts on the robots. We discuss this opinion piece in The Guardian titled ‘We soon won't tell the difference between AI and human music – so can pop survive? by Ben Beaumont-ThomasIn recommendation land, Maggie recommends the Nobody Dies Here podcast while Jas is loving Jury Duty on Amazon Prime. Until next time!Jas & Mags xo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the best way to get your product seen and trialled? Through trusted recommendations.  But what happens when you can't afford the lengthy and costly PR programs to generate the editorial coverage you need? Meet Linkby who are merging traditional publisher referrals with performance for more accountable editorial placement. Linkby is a global platform that helps brands generate more editorial coverage across global premium publishing brands, and only pay for conversions. Linkby works with more than 200 publishers across the globe. Some examples of publishers working with Linkby in Australia include Yahoo!, News.com.au, Daily Mail, Australian Community Media, Pedestrian TV, BuzzFeed, Concrete Playground, Urban List, Broadsheet, LadBible, Betoota Advocate, Inside Out, Vogue, ELLE, Marie Claire, and many more.This episode Michelle Lomas sits down with Adrian Fagerlund, the co-founder of Linky to discuss how Linkby got started, how brands can work with them and what's next.  Adrian is also offering a deal for Flex Your Hustle listeners - mention the podcast when you chat to Linkby and you will get free creative services from the Linkby team of specialists, they can help with anything from campaign angles, snappy headlines, publisher selection and will also help set campaign parameters that will set the brands up for success. Email sales@linkby.com to get started. Linkby are just one of the many great publishers available to access through Commission Factory. For more information reach out to the friendly team at Commission Factory here.   Flex Your Hustle is proudly produced by the team at Ampel. Ampel is an audio content agency specialising in podcast, radio, and audio content creation. For more information, head to www.ampel.com.au or reach out to us at hearhere@ampel.com.au  Hosted: Michelle Lomas.Executive Producer: Josh Butt Head of Strategy & Development: Michelle LomasDevelopment Producer: Brittany Frappell,Audio Editor: Justin MCarthur.Director of Audio Production: Stuart Buckland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi friends, Getting straight into it, Pamela Anderson has clapped back at the controversial Pam and Tommy show on Stan with a celeb announcement on IG. We ask if this will be the new celeb notes app post. Next, two very famous women, Britney Spears and Molly-Mae Hague have announced they're writing/ have written books. We do a deep-dive on what ghostwriting is, why celebs may do it, and whether it has a place in the publishing industry. The musician, Mitski came under fire this week after (gently) asking her fans to put their phones away a bit during live concerts. It resulted in a Twitter storm that exposed the result of internet parasocial relationships and stan culture. We read from Michael Di Lorio's Pedestrian TV piece, Our Parasocial Relationships With Musicians Are Chipping Away At Their Mental Health as well as reference a Guardian article titled Phones at gigs can be annoying – but they must never be banned by writer Ben Beaumont-Thomas.For recommendations, Jas loves the latest season of The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime while Maggie has been bingeing The Dropout on Disney+.That's all folks! Jas and Mags xo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Unlikely Investors, our series with Pedestrian TV and Sharesies that empowers your financial future.Tune in every week for the next 8 weeks as we chat to some special guests to learn some tips and tricks from their investing journey's to date - and just like us, and maybe even you, they're all new to the investing world too. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ghanaian-Australian Lillian (aka Flex Mami) is a multidisciplinary millennial making waves in the Australian entertainment industry. Entrepreneur, Author of the book “The Success Experiment” DJ, TV Presenter for MTV a Model and has also lent her hosting skills to the likes of Vodafone, VICE and MECCA, Samsung and Bumble.A Social Commentator, Media Influencer, and Podcaster Guesting on  “Overshare” with Mamamia , She's Passionate about conversations surrounding identity, intersectionality and mental health to mainstream environments, she's the CEO and Founder of conversation card game ReFlex - but We'll get to that !Her aim is to ensure everyone has the necessary tools and agency required to glow up and be their best self. Whatever that looks like for them. She frequently uses her platform to facilitate discussions on taboo topics, identity, pop culture, sexual liberation, dating and critical thinking.She's been featured in Vogue, i-D, Stylist, Elle, Grazia, Pedestrian TV, Daily Mail in addition to being a finalist for Cosmopolitan's Beauty Influencer of the Year in 2018 and the winner of E Online's People's Choice Award for Influencer of The Year in 2020. She was also crowned Instagram Young Entrepreneur that year too!Flex has been championed by actress and body-positive activist Jameela Jamil as an ‘inspiration', calling her the influencer we deserve, the ultimate girl crush, and the beauty icon we need right now. She's known for her playful, thoughtful, empowering posts that are full of confident, modern wisdom and a powerful message of self-belief.

Campbell Walker is an illustrator, animator, filmmaker, podcaster and content creator, better known online as Struthless. Campbell began his internet career posting cartoons online in 2016 and within a few years became one of Australia's most talked-about content creators. He has since made content with Comedy Central, Spotify, Splendour in the Grass, Vice, Pedestrian TV, GQ, The Betoota Advocate, TEDs, Tinder, and Universal Music. He has over 1M followers across 4 platforms (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook) and an innate understanding of how to consistently go viral and nurture an audience. He does this via video, animation, artwork, and podcasts. With the release of 'Your Head Is A Houseboat', Stefania sat down with Campbell to discuss when the conversation changed on mental health, the failings and struggles of the mental healthcare system, and more. WARNING: moderate coarse language and themes. This episode also includes discussions involving mental health and suicide. If you are struggling with your mental health, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. *Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable. Books mentioned in this podcast: Campbell Walker - 'Your Head Is A Houseboat': https://bit.ly/3mN4t9R Host: Stefania Capogna Guest: Campbell Walker Producer: Nick Wasiliev

For the first podcast of the Crawford Media experience I have the honour of presenting Mumbrella founder Tim Burrowes. The discussion covers the tumultuous last decade in Australian media history, as told in his book Media Unmade.I went deep into the book in my review. Here you have a chance to hear Burrowes explain his thinking around the book's structure and subjects, and also go into some of the bigger characters in recent media history.While I intend to publish interviews where possible, I can't promise podcasts with the regularity of the newsletter. Where I have high-quality audio, I'll do my best to make the interviews available.In this conversation I assumed a great deal of knowledge on the part of the listener, which is no doubt annoying. Apologies. Please see my earlier newsletter for context. Here is a list of some of the people mentioned in this podcast:* Greg Hywood, CEO of Fairfax Media from 2010-2018* Chris Janz, Chief Digital and Publishing Officer at Nine, soon to leave that post and formerly a Fairfax executive* Chris Mitchell, former Editor-in-chief of The Australian newspaper* Scott Galloway, US podcast host and marketing professor* Cathy O'Conner, former CEO of Nova Entertainment, currently CEO of oOh! Media.* Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of Rupert Murdoch is also the Executive Chairman of Nova.* Alan Kohler, finance journalist, former editor and founder of Business Spectator* Phillip Adams, ABC radio host and commentator* Paul Whittaker, former editor of The Daily Telegraph, now CEO of Sky News* Mia Freedman, former editor of Cosmopolitan magazine and co-founder of digital publisher MamaMia* Jason Levine, CEO and co-founder of MamaMia and Freedman's husband* Sarah Wilson, Australian journalist and author of “I Quit Sugar”* Neil Ackland, CEO of youth publisher Junkee (currently owned by oOh! Media, for sale) and CMO of oOh! Media)* Tim Duggan, co-founder of Junkee and author of “Cult Status”* Chris Wirasinha, co-founder of youth publisher Pedestrian TV, co-founder of Linkby* Oscar Martin, co-founder of Pedestrian TV* Harold Mitchell, Australian ad agency founder and chairman of Free TV, among other thingsIf you know someone who would be interested in this podcast or the Crawford Media newsletter, please pass this email on so they can subscribe. It's free - for now!Have a great weekend,HalThe Crawford Media podcast music is"Ethernight Club" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halcrawford.substack.com

Hello, hello! Excuse my short hiatus, I am back with a new episode. Today we're getting our hands deep in the cringe but loveable chaos that is Emily in Paris. Is it really that bad? The constant cliches and stereotypes have led a lot of people, many French critics included to think so. I reference this Pedestrian TV article by Steffanie Tan about the backlash the show has received so far and mention this interview by Emma Baty with show star Lucas Bravo. An excerpt from an Evening Standard piece by Elizabeth Kesses perfectly sums up my thoughts, as well as an article by Grace O'Neill for Grazia about why shit TV is sometimes just shit TV and it's OK to love it. Oh, and I recommend this Pedestrian TV story by Michael Do Iorio if you want a good laugh about all the social media marketing mistakes in the show. Plus, the recent Savage X Fenty lingerie show used a remix of an Islamic Hadith, which is part of a collection of sacred texts. Rhianna has since issued an apology but the Islamic community is upset, and rightfully so when the brand prides itself on diverse representation. Read this BBC story by Nabihah Parkar for more information. I recommend a book by Shameless Podcast hosts, Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald. The Space Between is the pairs collection of essays, prose, lists and more and is their hearts on the pages. It's a poignant and beautiful collection of shared experiences from their twenties and I recommend you read it. If you enjoyed this episode please give it a review. Thanks for listening! See you next week. X Connect with the podcast and Ailish on Instagram. Resourceful link with information on how to help BLM movement: blacklivesmatters.carrd.co aboriginallivesmatter.carrd.co

Zac Crellin from Pedestrian TV spent a week eating nothing but the sub-par fishy burger and Elly had A LOT of questions about it!

Lil joins us in a discussion about sex, relationships and self-care in the era of dating apps and online forums.Lillian Ahenkan, who you may also know as Flex Mami, is a DJ, MTV presenter, model, podcaster and professional opinion haver.She’s been featured in i-D, Stylist, Elle, Grazia, Pedestrian TV, Daily Mail, Man Repeller in addition to being a finalist for Cosmopolitan’s Beauty Influencer of the Year 2018. Yep, Lil is definitely our coolest guest so far.Join our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne on Facebook and Instagram (@womenshealthmelbourne), and follow Dr Raelia Lew on Instagram (@drraelialew).Have a question about women's health? Is there a specific topic you'd like us to cover? Email podcast@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll keep all requests anonymous.For more information about the work we do at Women's Health Melbourne, click here.To keep our listeners up to date we have started a newsletter, you can join by signing up on our homepage.Hosts: Dr Raelia Lew and Jordi MorrisonGuest: Lillian Ahenkan (aka Flex Mami) @flex.mami

Hello fellow after work drinkers! This week we're fan-girling over Michaela Coel (again), investigating why Timmy Chalamet's bous tour of Cabo has enraged Twitter and lapping up Netflix's new documentary Disclosure, which gives an incredible history of trans representation on screen. Next it's a throwback topic: Kim Kardashian and women who promote unrealistic beauty standards to other women. Kim's 'corset selfie' rightly earned the ire of the internet, with Jameela Jamil claiming that the furore as a victory for the body positivity movement. Jameela also claimed that the Kardashians are simply brainwashed by the patriarchy and so shouldn't be personally blamed for her problematic actions - which calls into the question the age-old conundrum: How accountable are women when they choose to uphold patriarchal beauty standards? Then, we offer a touching eulogy to the #girlboss - a boring trope which appears to have died in 2020. As the young female founders who brandished the title are stepping down in disgrace, we investigate how the 'girlboss' was always corporate tokenism, giving women a false sense that gender equality had made its way into the world of business. Are women who run businesses in the same exploitative way men do really progress? And how do we unpack that discomfiting sense of glee when we seem to get whenever a female founder gets ousted? Thanks for listening and, as always, rate, review and subscribe. We'll see you Saturday.If you are an emerging or aspiring BIPIC or LGBTQ+ writer, please e-mail your pitches to submissions@afterworkdrinks.net. Successful entrants will be partnered with an established Australian journalist to work on a story, and will be paid $200 per article.Recommendations:Chewing Gum (2015-2017) I May Destroy You (2020)Disclosure (2020)People Are Trying To Cancel Timmy C For Getting Laid During The Yemen Crisis by Pedestrian TVhttps://www.pedestrian.tv/news/timothee-chalamet-cancelled-cabo/'The Girlboss Has Left The Building' in the Atlantichttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/06/girlbosses-what-comes-next/613519/ The End of the Girlboss is here in Mediumhttps://gen.medium.com/the-end-of-the-girlboss-is-nigh-4591dec34ed8Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History Episode 1 Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's episode of 'Sneak Up', Jack chats with Sydney-born illustrator, artist, speaker and social presence Martina Martian. Her messages of positive affirmation have no doubt turned up in everyone's feeds in some capacity, with recent work for brands like Nike, Adidas and Adobe. Her and Jack discuss her recent move out of Sydney, the future of visual communications and the social responsibility of social media.

Host Marty Smiley gives us a rundown on what 'H R U ?' is all about, the kinds of guests he'll be interviewing and the conversations that they are set to have. From emotional wellbeing to toxic relationships, sexual health to navigating finances, we'll be keeping the conversation going on all things mental health.

With the most recent worldwide Climate Action Rally, and an ongoing conversation about our environment and our future become ever more heated, what better time to discuss how our audience can be doing their bit for the planet. Discussed questions and concerns sourced from Sneak Up's own audience, Business Insider's Jack Derwin takes us through each. Should we be worried? What are people doing to help? Can I do anything? It's all here.

On this week's episode of 'Sneak Up', Jack is speaking with Swedish's own pop sensation, Tove Lo. Having just released her latest album 'Sunshine Kitty', she discusses identity, the pressures of being in the limelight and her undying love for her craft.

On this 'Sneak Up' minisode, we're discussing all things Tik Tok. The new video sharing and editing app is quickly becoming the talk of the town, but why? Host Jack Colquhoun sits down with PTV's resident Tik Tok expert Brad Esposito, to give us the lowdown and predictions for its future.

Now a key part of the new-look Pedestrian Group inside Nine Entertainment, CEO Matt Rowley and publisher Vanessa Lawrence talk about what makes Pedestrian.TV unique and they run through all the new brands they are integrating. Will they be full of features about Nine TV shows? Not exactly, they say!

Host Jack Colquhoun chats the art of tattooing with Insta-famous tattoo artist Sophia Baughan. They discuss the growing popularity of the medium, its historical reputation and association with the world of bikers, the misconception of women in the industry, and the dumbest tats she’s ever had to give.

The next guest on our 'Sneak Up' podcast is California's most exciting new mover and shaker, Channel Tres. Fresh off the back of supporting Childish Gambino, touring the country and making his stellar Splendour debut.

Host Jack Colquhoun chats with up-and-coming director Imogen McCluskey, whose first feature-length production is part of this year's Sydney Film Festival programme. From chats about diversity within the Australian film industry and the export of Aussie films, to musing over the struggles of directors in an age dominated by streaming - this conversation is an in-depth look at film production as a whole.

Talking about bombing, Pedestrian TV ducking me again, being accidentally racist to my Tongan mate and also I start bleeding.   New Episode every TUESDAY & THURSDAY! Facebook: www.facebook.com/billydarcy1 Instagram: www.instagram.com/billy.darcy Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillyDArcy Music: 'In the Clouds' by RENNAN from his 'Speaker' EP https://open.spotify.com/artist/6YTfkm9OLnkyN6SOBF74ot Please Rate and Subscribe, cheers

Whether you're looking to start making your own threads, or looking to get an alternative to where your money might be going, this conversation with two up and coming local brands will no doubt deliver. Host Jack Colquhoun sits down with the owners and operators of two very different streetwear brands doing exciting things in their own different ways, Homie of Melbourne, and Any Means of Sydney. Looking for a take on threads that feels a bit more fresh? You've come to the right place.

From crazy costumes to crazy weather conditions, festival organisers deal with various highs and lows. But what really goes into organising a festival? How do they start? Host Jack Colquhoun sits down with the director of Secret Garden Festival, Clare Downs to chat about its vibrant story. Plus Tom Caw of Untitled Group, shares his insight on running some of Australia’s most reputable boutique festivals including Pitch Music & Arts Festival and Beyond The Valley.

Aside from delivering stellar interviews with some of the most exciting upcoming creatives around, Sneak Up will look to inform its listeners on the changing landscape of Australia’s culture. This week host Jack Colquhoun sits down with Pedestrian TV’s Deputy Editor, James Hennessy, to discuss how the NSW election will impact legislations around live music. Is it really as hopeless as people make it out to be?

Talking about my run in with Pedestrian TV, a big player taking a big swing, Eggboy, twitter and a possible conspiracy theory   New Episode every THURSDAY! Facebook: www.facebook.com/billydarcy1 Instagram: www.instagram.com/billy.darcy Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillyDArcy Please Rate and Subscribe, cheers.

Host Jack Colquhoun sits down with some of Aussie hip hop's freshest talent, Melbourne-based soul queen Kaiit, and Dom & Marty from Sydney’s most popular boy band, Triple One. They give us a valuable insight into the changing landscape of the genre, the importance of promoting an inclusive music culture, and mixed definitions on cultural appropriation.

Why have a phone when you can have a flexible tablet and a phone in one? DTS checks out a new bit of digital origami. Plus, Apple is set to launch the Netflix of news magazines, and we take you inside Tinder's algorithm. Guests: Claire Reilly, Senior Editor, CNET and Matt Hopkins, Technology Editor, Pedestrian TV

Madison Griffiths is an artist, poet, activist and podcaster. She was co-host of the podcast No Chill. And is writer, producer and presenter for her newest podcast Tender, the story of what happens when a woman leaves an abusive relationship. I'm so thrilled to welcome Madison Griffiths into the Castaway Studios for our first studio episode of 2019. Our previous ALL DOG themed episode was held at the wonderful Merri Creek Tavern. Our next live show will be held on Wednesday May 1st, 2019 at Merri Creek Tavern. Put it in your diary. Madison tells me her origin story as writer which all began when Vice published an article of hers in 2016 called An Open Letter to My Vagina: Sex, Pain, and Vaginismus In 2017 Madison and Lucinda Price had a live online conversation called No Chill as part of the Digital Writers Festival. This went on to become a six part podcast series presented by Pedestrian TV. On the three year anniversary of leaving an abusive relationship Madison had a powerful dream that motivated her to start her own deeply personal and powerful podcast called Tender. Madison then tells me about her experience performing on a poetry open mic for the first time. And we discuss how vibrant the spoken word scene is in Melbourne. The best resource in Melbourne for things spoken word is Melbourne Spoken Word. Go there to discover upcoming events, workshops, competitions, publishing opportunities, mentorships, EVERYTHING relating to spoken word. There were many amazing creative prompts posted on both our Facebook and Instagram pages this week. Thank you so much. Keep them coming in. At the moment, every week on the show we will give away a More Than A Whelan koozie (stubby holder) to my favourite creative prompt of the week. Madison reads an original poem of hers called A Meadow in response to the prompt : Hair. Its power, its stigma, how it changes us in the eyes of others AND ourselves. This was supplied by Matt H Kennedy. Thank you Matt. You are More Than A Whelan Muse of the Week! I chose two prompts to inspire a new poem. The prompts were... Breakdown in communication by Johnny Moretti. The risks and joys of sleeping naked by Annie Molenaar. AKA Celebrant Lady Love. and Unholy Matrimony Flip It and Reverse It. I nearly always sleep naked. I say nearly because sometimes I will fall asleep in my undies or t-shirt or both. But every time I awake, I am liberated from my clothing. Sometime during the night I have removed them in my sleep and I never have any memory of it whatsoever. I imagine myself wriggling from the cocoon of my clothing bit by bit during the night and sometimes I forget about exactly where that clothing goes and I’ll think where the hell have all my undies gone? Until it’s time to change the sheets and there they are wedged at the end of the bed, sometimes two or three pairs Curled and cuddled up like sleeping cats. When alone in a house, as I often up when house sitting, I will often rise naked, and walk bleary eyes into the kitchen to turn the kettle on, maybe whack a muffin or two into the toaster. Sometimes I’ll even drop a banging hiphop playlist on to put a little boost into butt and a little sass into my strut as I start grooving around the kitchen. One such morning at a house sit in Carlton I was doing exactly this when I suddenly thought I heard a sound above the banging bass thumps of Missy Elliott. When I looked up , there was the cleaning lady lugging a vacuum cleaner down the hallway. She had her head down and hadn’t noticed me yet. I panicked I was in open ground there wasn’t enough time to flee. I seized the closest object I could find to protect my modesty. So when the cleaning lady finally looked up, there I was holding a frying pan in front of my groin. The owner told me the cleaning lady wasn’t coming until the next day, the cleaning lady was told something else. A breakdown in communication of mortifying consequences. She dropped the vacuum and returned from whence she came. I fled to my room and shut the door. Missy Elliott kept booming throughout the house, singing “Is it worth it? Let me work it I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it” Our Golden Muse of the Week this week is Annie. Congrats Annie! You'll be receiving a piece of More Than A Whelan merch supplied by our generous supporter Luxe Country. Visit our online store here! Whelan and Stealin' For the segment where my guests and I choose a piece of work to cover, Meredith reads a poem by Olivia Gatwood called Alternate Universe in Which I Am Unfazed by the Men Who Do Not Love Me. I read a poem by Salena Godden called It Isn't Punk to Ask Permission. WORLD OF WHELAN As DJ Hot Wheels I'll be MCing and DJing the Palais-Hepburn official launch on Friday Feb 22. 7pm until late. FREE ENTRY. Meredith's wonderful podcast Tender is a finalist in the Frankie Good Stuff Awards. You can vote for her right here! Thank you to our generous supporters Castaway Studio and Luxe Country. Thank you for listening. More Than A Whelan does not exist without you. I am super thankful. Whelan, out.

Poop! This week on Download This Show, why is this one word is apparently enough to confuse artificial intelligence. Plus why hasn't virtual reality caught on yet? And can/should you leverage your kid's screen time to get them to wash the dishes? Guests: Matt Hopkins, technology editor, Pedestrian TV and Teagan Jones, deputy editor, Gizmodo